I love knowing that people are connecting to my lyrics, my music and me.

I don't like to have really any expectations for myself.

I'm the first one to admit, I'm a pretty unorthodox guitar player.

Melodies are important. I always kind of pride myself on my melodies.

Bagel in the morning is the ultimate breakfast for me; they're just good.

I love Soundgarden, I love Rage Against the Machine, Simon & Garfunkel.

I like that I stand for something like American Idol which helps musicians and artists get out there. It's important to have shows like Idol because it's so hard to get into the music industry nowadays - nearly impossible.